ID S1124

Changes terminology from "expungement" to "sealing" throughout juvenile corrections statutes and defines sealing as equivalent to expungement under common law.

Requires automatic sealing of records upon completion of diversion programs and when juveniles are found not guilty after an evidentiary hearing, without requiring petition or hearing.

Reduces the waiting period for sealing records for status offenses and misdemeanors from five years to one year, while maintaining five-year period for felonies.

Restricts access to sealed records and special indices to specific authorized persons including presentence investigators, prosecutors, and defense attorneys in limited circumstances.

Requires courts to notify juveniles and their parents of the statutory right to have records sealed upon completion of sentencing, diversion, or informal adjustment.